First impressions: New Faces of Comedy at Just For Laughs Montreal 2017
by First things first: The best performances from Wednesday night’s debut New Faces showcases in Montreal came from Taylor Tomlinson, Martin Urbano, Preacher Lawson, Sam Jay …
Month: July 2017
Jerry Seinfeld tops Forbes highest-paid comedians list for 2017
The Netflix effect is affecting the list of highest-paid comedians for 2017. That’s the unmistakeable takeaway from the annual assessment by Forbes, which each year …
Jimmy Fallon invites Patti Harrison into his Tonight Show monologue to respond to Trump’s ban on transgender Americans in the military
The same day that President Trump announced on Twitter that he’d ban the tens of thousands of active military members who are transgender from continuing …
Jon Stewart will do a new stand-up special for HBO, and take his “Night of Too Many Stars” there, too
Jon Stewart’s planned animated satire for HBO may have never gotten off of the drawing board, but he’s got something bigger planned now. Stewart will …
Review: Jen Kirkman brings her “Irrational Thoughts” to Just For Laughs Montreal
Jen Kirkman comes out singing and swinging in her newest stand-up hour. As Kirkman told the audience Tuesday night during the weeklong run of her …
Just For Laughs is headed for South Africa in 2018
As South African comedians have begun making names for themselves in America, now Just For Laughs will be spreading its comedy festival brand to South …
Jeff Ross Presents Stand-Up on the Spot with Jeremiah Watkins, Live at Just For Laughs
“Have you ever seen a saxophone opening a stand up comedy set? I don’t think so. Anything can happen on Stand Up on the Spot!” …
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will tape week of shows in Chicago: Oct. 16-19, 2017
Chicago fans of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah can see Noah and his correspondents up close and personal this October, as Comedy Central is taking the …
Comedy Central extends The Jim Jefferies Show and The President Show
Great news for fans of this summer’s new late-night entries on Comedy Central, as the network announced during the summer TCAs that it has granted …
Ahamed Weinberg on Late Night with Seth Meyers
Ahamed Weinberg made his network debut Tuesday night on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and he let us all know what it’s like to grow …